Electricity Strain: GPL says rising peak demand (about 221MW last year to ~257MW) and overloaded feeders/transformers are driving recent outages, with the worst stress between 7pm and 9pm. Grid Fixes: GPL also plans to add 5MW by Wednesday and urges customers to avoid overloading breakers and to set AC around 25°C to cut load. Gas-to-Energy Progress: PM visits the Wales Gas-to-Energy site; GPL says phase two should add 300MW and lift NGL output to about 9,800 barrels/day, targeting ~600MW total when both phases run. Business Support in Communities: Tourism, Industry and Commerce wraps its 2026 Community Business Clinic series with the final clinic in Pakuri, offering one-on-one help on registration, taxes, standards, financing and tourism opportunities. Energy Skills Pipeline: GOGEC says over 1,500 secondary students across 60+ schools will get petroleum and clean-energy training. Local Governance Clash: Linden Town tolls and container fees face a legal fight after a minister’s cease-and-desist order is challenged as unlawful. Housing Enforcement: CH&PA orders removal of 45+ unauthorised shipping containers stored at Herstelling, citing safety and land-use violations. International Links: President Ali meets Qatar’s commerce and energy officials in Doha to deepen trade, investment and industrial cooperation. Migration Cooperation: Guyana begins receiving the first six vetted, skilled US-linked deportees under a temporary, non-resettlement framework. Mining Land Mediation Ends: GGMC withdraws from mediating the Chinese Landing Village/Wayne Vieira land dispute.